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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-12-05 Council Minutes} AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL -REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 5, 2001 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS http: / /www.ci.kenai.ak.us ITEM A: CALL TO ORDER 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call 3. Agenda Approval 4. Consent Agenda *All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non- controversial by the council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a council member so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda as part of the General Orders. ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS (10 minutes) 1. Robert Ruffner -- Kenai River Water Quality Results ITEM C: PUBLIC HEARINGS l . Resolution No. 2001-91 -- Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Restaurant Concession Agreement for the Kenai Municipal Airport. 2. *2002 Liquor License Renewal -- Kenai Country Liquor/Package Store ITEM D: COMMISSION / COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Council on Aging 2. Airport Commission 3. Harbor Commission 4. Library Commission 5. Parks 8, Recreation Commission 6. Planning 8, Zoning Commission 7. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees a. Beautification Committee b. Kenai Convention & Visitors Bureau Board C. Alaska Municipal League Report ITEM E: MINUTES 1. *Regular Meeting of November 21, 2001. � ITEM F: CORRESPONDENCE OLD BUSINESS ITEM H: NEW BUSINESS 1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified 2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 3. Discussion -- Schedule Joint Work Session with Airport Commission to Further Discuss Airport Operations and Taxation. 4. Discussion -- Update of City Logo 5. Discussion -- Proposed Discounted Pay -Off of Deed of Trust Notes in McLane Bankruptcy Cases. 6. Discussion -- Schedule City Clerk, City Attorney and City Manager Evaluations. ITEM I: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 1. 2. ADMINISTRATION REPORTS Mayor City Manager Attorney City Clerk Finance Director Public Works Managers Airport Manager DISCUSSION Citizens (five minutes) Council EXECUTIVE SESSION -- Possible executive session to discuss proposed discounted pay-off of Deed of Trust notes in McLane bankruptcy cases. ITEM K: ADJOURNMENT KENAI CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 5, 2001 7:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS http: / /www.ci.kenai.ak.us MAYOR JOHN J. WILLIAMS, PRESIDING MTNTTTTPC ITEM A: CALL TO ORDER Mayor Williams called the meeting to order at approximately 7:02 p.m. in the Council Chambers in the Kenai City Hall Building. A-1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Williams led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance. A-2. ROLL CALL Roll was taken by the City Clerk. Present were: Moore, Porter, Bannock, Jackman, Williams, Bookey, and Swarner. A-3. AGENDA APPROVAL There were no changes to the agenda. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED to approve the agenda as presented and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED, A-4. CONSENT AGENDA There were no changes to the consent agenda. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED to approve the consent agenda as presented and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM B: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENTS B-1. Robert Ruffner -- Kenai River Water Quality Results Ruffner gave a presentation on preliminary data received through a Kenai River Watershed Water Quality study prepared by the Kenai River Watershed Forum. He reported, in 1998 a framework for water quality monitoring was developed and in KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 5 2001 PAGE 2 1999, funding was received and the monitoring program began. Ruffner added, 13 entities were involved in the monitoring program partnership, including the cities of Kenai and Soldotna; 20 sites were monitored from Cooper Landing to Cook Inlet; the information was not meant to be regulatory; and he emphasized the information was preliminary. Ruffner stated it was important to know there are problems with seasonally high amounts of fecal coliforms and hydrocarbons, but it was not known what was causing the high amounts, and it warranted additional investigation. He also noted, the collection of information and study would continue for five years, however the immediate next step was to determine a timeframe when the amounts get high in order to see if there are easy fixes and try to implement them. Ruffner added, because state standards were not being met, agencies would probably want to investigate the issue closer. Ruffner thanked the cities for being involved and stated he thought it was in the best interest of the city to stay involved. He added, when the agencies meet and begin discussing what to do in the Spring, he suggested the city have a presence. Bookey agreed the city should stay involved as the appearance of the hydrocarbons and coliforms in the lower river probably meant there were more problems upriver than downriver. Williams agreed and added, he didn't want the information to be used against the commercial fishing industry, the Cunningham Park program, or the coastal trail project. ITEM C: PUBLIC HEARINGS C-1. Resolution No. 2001-91 -- Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Restaurant Concession Agreement for the Kenai Municipal Airport. Councilwoman Porter MOVED to approve Resolution No. 2001-91 and Councilman Bannock SECONDED the motion. Linda Petrey (Lessee) -- Petrey requested the contract be approved and entered into early in order for them to be open prior to the holidays. She noted, the current lessee, Schnelting, wanted to vacate the premises on December 11 and they wanted to start their contract on December 12. Swarner noted the monthly lease rate proposed by Petrey was $1,550 through December 31, 2006 and asked if Petrey felt they would be able to make that payment as other lessees had come to council requesting their payments be cut, which Swarner added, she would not support. Petrey stated they were confident they would be able to cover the costs of the lease payments. l KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 5, 2001 PAGE 3 VOTE: Moore Yes Porter Yes Bannock Yes Jackman Yes Williams Yes Booke Yes Swarner Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION: Councilwoman Porter MOVED to have Administration allow the contract to take effect December 12, 2001. Councilman Bannock SECONDED the motion and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. C-2, 2002 Liquor License Renewal -- Kenai Country Liquor/Package Store Approved by consent agenda. ITEM D: COMMISSION / COMMITTEE REPORTS D-1. Council on Aging -- No report. D-2. Airport Commission -- No report. D-3. Harbor Commission -- Councilman Bookey reported the Commission would be meet again on Monday, December 10, 2001. DA, Library Commission -- Councilman Moore reported the Commission met on December 4 and discussed the following: • Expansion plans -- Architect Bill Kluge, Public Works Manager La Shot and Building Official Springer also attended the meeting and discussed the building plans. The Commission decided to support a two-story plan (second story unfinished, bottom floor finished) and passed a motion to move forward and have the architect prepare a cost estimate for the project. • The library's annual open house is scheduled on December 13. • The Commission requested their January meeting be cancelled in January as it would fall on January 1. Council had no objections. D-5. Parks & Recreation Commission -- Councilwoman Porter reported the next meeting was scheduled for December 6 and Councilman Bannock would attend for her. D-6. Planning & Zoning Commission -- Councilman Bannock reported a public hearing was held for a day care and was approved. He also noted the KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 5, 2001 PAGE 4 Commission's consent agenda had a number of Home Occupation Permits on it and explained these were a result of the new fire inspection requirements. D-7. Miscellaneous Commissions and Committees D-7a. Beautification Committee -- Councilwoman Swarner noted the regular December meeting was cancelled by council. D-7b. Kenai Convention & Visitors Bureau Board -- Councilman Bookey reported the next meeting was scheduled for Monday, December 10 and that Ricky Gease had been appointed as the new executive director. D-7c. Alaska Municipal League Report -- Councilwoman Swarner passed out a copy of information she received at a workshop regarding economic development strategic planning and requested council review the information and discuss it in January. Councilman Moore reported he attended two workshops at AML; one on homeland defense and the other, water issues for rural communities. Councilwoman Jackman reported she attended the Newly Elected Officials Seminar and found the information useful and interesting. Williams referred to a copy of the "Citizen Information Kit" which he distributed to council. He noted, the information discussed how to go forward and develop a plan for finances and operations. He also reported the city was again presented an AML Award of Excellence in regard to the public -private partnership developed to build the new Public Health Center in Kenai. Williams stated he would present the award to the Health Center and request it be hung there. It was also reported Pete Sprague of Soldotna was elected as the area's representative to the AML Board of Directors. ITEM E: MINUTES E-1., Regular Meeting of November 21, 2001. Approved by consent agenda. ITEM F: CORRESPONDENCE -- None ITEM G: OLD BUSINESS -- None ITEM H: NEW BUSINESS H-1. Bills to be Paid, Bills to be Ratified MOTION: KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 5, 2001 PAGE 5 Councilwoman Swarner MOVED to pay the bills and Councilwoman Porter SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED, H-2. Purchase Orders Exceeding $2,500 MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED to approve the purchase orders exceeding $2,500 and Councilman Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED, H-3. Discussion -- Schedule Joint Work Session with Airport Commission to Further Discuss Airport Operations and Taxation. Council reviewed a memorandum from City Clerk Freas which was included in the packet and suggested the regular Commission be held and then the work session as there were several items of business to which the Commission needed to attend. Council had no objections. City Manager Snow reported she, Commission Chair Knackstedt and Commission Member Van Zee traveled to Anchorage to attend a Master Plan development meeting for the Anchorage Airport. At the meeting, the consultant discussed alternatives Anchorage would be considering to develop a new north/ south runway, a new apron, and increasing capacity, etc. She noted Kenai was mentioned several times during the meeting when it was suggested Kenai might like the airfreight traffic from the Anchorage airport. Snow also reported she learned there were no plans for the Kulis Air National Guard to relocate. H-4. Discussion -- Update of City Logo Clerk Freas reviewed information included in the packet which was requested by council. The information discussed costs, time, etc. involved in developing a new logo and copies of letterhead used over the years which indicated several different styles. Porter requested council go forward and investigate the development of a new logo for the city and also suggested a committee be formed which would include a student from one of the local Kenai schools, and if a design is developed from there, then utilize a graphic artist. Having a contest in the schools was also discussed and thought to be a favorable idea, as well as a prize for the chosen design. Williams formed a committee to include Councilwomen Porter and Jackman and City Clerk Freas. H-5. Discussion -- Proposed Discounted Pay -Off of Deed of Trust Notes in McLane Bankruptcy Cases. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING � DECEMBER 5, 2001 PAGE 6 Attorney Graves reminded Council, during the bankruptcy case, the McLane's had to give promissory notes secured by Deeds of Trust on several pieces of property in order to retain the property. He reported, the notes would be due September, 2004, however the McLane's had offered to pay them off early ($36 1,000) and proposed a 14% discount ($3 10,000) for an early payoff. He added, after administrative expenses, the city would receive approximately 60% of the remainder and the bank would receive 40%. Graves stated he discussed the issue with the city manager and finance director and they all agreed they would recommend the city oppose the early payoff because they felt the 14% payoff rate was too high for the early payoff and the Deed of Trust notes were eight percent. If the money was reinvested at this time, it would bear about four percent interest. From a business point of view, they did not feel it would be a good business decision and because the property is currently over -secured, they did not feel there was a risk. MOTION: Councilwoman Swarner MOVED for council to follow Administration's recommendations and Councilman Bookey SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. H-6. Discussion -- Schedule City Clerk, City Attorney and City Manager Evaluations. Swarner noted the evaluations had not been done during the last budget season and felt they should be done as soon as possible. Council set the city clerk and city attorney evaluations for the December 19, 2001 council meeting and the city manager's for the January 2, 2002 council meeting. ITEM I: ADMINISTRATION REPORTS Mayor -- Mayor Williams noted the following: • Requested a Council/ Planning & Zoning Commission work session on Wednesday, January 19, beginning at 6:00 p.m. immediately prior to the council meeting. The purpose of the work session will be to hear a presentation regarding the Central Peninsula General Hospital Master Plan and the impacts the Hospital's future development will have on the City of Kenai, as well as the Kenai Peninsula. He would also like notices be forwarded to all other members of commissions and committees. Council had no objections to scheduling the work session. • Due to funds that will become available for homeland defense, he discussed the possibility of a new National Guard Armory being built in Kenai with the persons in command of the National Guard in Alaska (Generals Oates and Korenek) while in Anchorage. Williams stated his desire to have the generals come to Kenai and tour many of the facilities in the City and discuss the possibility and need for a new armory to be built in Kenai which would be closer to the airport for homeland security purposes. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING \� DECEMBER 5, 2001 PAGE 7 Williams suggested a community lunch be held by the city with 25-30 invitees and requested administration to provide information on property that was set aside for the Air National Guard's use years ago and not used. Williams suggested, if a new armory is built, the old armory could be turned over to the city and used as a community center. A brief discussion followed regarding funds in the Legislative budget to cover the costs of the luncheon. There were no objections from council. • Reported that he, Councilwoman Swarner, Councilman Moore and Assistant Fire Chief Tilly toured the Anchorage Emergency Operations Center during the AML Conference. Williams reminded council a letter requesting funding to equip and put into operation the city's emergency operation center at the ARFF building was recently forwarded to Senator Stevens. Williams suggested a draft resolution supporting the city's request for funding be prepared and sent to other cities on the Peninsula for their consideration. Council had no objections. I-2. City Manager -- City Manager Snow reported she attended the Alaska Municipal Managers Association meeting at AML and attended several very interesting presentations regarding design/build projects, public and electronic record management procedures and the AML Investment Pool. I-3. Attorney -- Attorney Graves reported he attended the Alaska Municipal Attorneys Association meeting at AML. While there, he discussed the traffic fine collection program with other municipal attorneys. Graves also reported he would be participating in the Kenai Peninsula School District's Mentoring Program. I-4. City Clerk -- Clerk Freas referred to a letter from the American Legion (included in the packet) requesting the city advertise in the Legion's program for the 83rd Annual Department Convention for the American Legion which would be held in Kenai in April. Freas noted no funds were included in the Legislative budget for this purpose and asked if council wished to purchase advertising. MOTION: Councilwoman Porter MOVED to purchase a full -page ad and donate city pins for this purpose. Councilwoman Swarner SECONDED the motion and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. I-5. Finance Director -- Finance Director Semmens reported he reviewed the power rates discussed at a previous meeting and found they had dropped slightly. I-6. Public works Managers Kornelis: No report. La Shot: Reported the ice was in at the multi -purpose facility and noted it was typical to do break-in tests and train for the new refrigeration equipment, however the cold weather precluded that process at this time. KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 5 2001 PAGE 8 I-7. Airport Manager -- Airport Manager Cronkhite had no report, however Councilwoman Porter stated her concerns with the new parking restrictions and traffic pattern for in front of the airport terminal. Cronkhite explained, the FAA had not given clear definition of what restrictions were to be used by airports of Kenai's size and they were trying to be as lax as prudent. Because there had been some problems with people following the traffic flow and parking, they were hoping to improve the patterns through lighted signs with diagrams noting how to park, etc. so that it wouldn't be necessary to hire people to direct the flow on a 24-hour basis. Cronkhite also reported the issue would be discussed at the Airport Commission level for added input. Also discussed were concerns the current patterns were cumbersome, an inconvenience to the patrons and that they were not developed pursuant to FAA guidelines/restrictions. Bookey stated he wanted the maximum security with the complacency for the community. ITEM J: DISCUSSION J-1. Citizens Robert Ruffner -- Reported the Kenai Peninsula Borough would be receiving funding for impacts brought by the dip net fishing program. He noted, a resolution appropriating the funding would come forward on the Assembly's agenda on January 8, 2002. City Manager Snow was requested to prepare a letter supporting the resolution. J-2. Council -- Bookey -- No comments. Swarner -- Referred to Information Item No. 3, the Cook Inlet RCAC newsletter, and noted Joe Gallagher spoke at AML about their organization's activities. She encouraged they bring their presentation to council in the near future. Moore -- No comments. Porter -- Requested council to approve a "day -off -with -pay" as a door prize for the employee appreciation dinner. MOTION: Councilwoman Porter MOVED to approve a day -off -with -pay and Councilman Moore SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. Porter also requested council to consider personally donating door prizes for the dinner and would be getting in touch with them individually to that regard. Bannock -- No comments. Jackman -- No comments. l KENAI CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 5, 2001 PAGE 9 EXECUTIVE SESSION -- Possible executive session to discuss proposed discounted pay-off of Deed of Trust notes in McLane bankruptcy cases -- Not held. ITEM K: ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:55 p.m. Minutes transcribed and prepared by: Carol L. Freas, City Clerk